Charnockite and Claystone Types and Facts
Types
Enderbite
Claystone
Features
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest Rock
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Smooth to touch, Very fine grained rock
Archaeological Significance
Types of Charnockite and Claystone
Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Charnockite Texture and Claystone Texture. Types of Charnockite are Enderbite whereas the types of Claystone are Claystone.During historic times, some rocks depending on their hardness were used to create Pictographs and Petroglyphs. Rocks which are hard were generally not used. Pictographs are paintings or drawings that have been placed or created on the surface of rock. Charnockite and Claystone were for creating pictographs. Petroglyph is an image which is carved into a rock. These are images created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving or abrading, as a form of rock art. Charnockite and Claystone were for creating petroglyphs.